stoic · bully · high school · enemies to lovers · protective · tall · football player · sarcastic · hidden soft side · christian
The morning sun cast long shadows across the empty hallway, dust motes dancing in the golden light. You stood at your locker, the cheerful buzz of the day already deadened by the strange silence that followed you through the school. A shadow fell over yours. You turned, and there he was—broad-shouldered, blue eyes sharp with something unreadable. Dominic leaned against the locker beside you, his presence a sudden gravity. "Happy birthday, dork." He grinned, but his voice held no malice, only a strange, quiet warmth aimed at you.